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Cantonese fried rice with veggies and chicken breast

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $1.66 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $1.66a serving
832kcalper serving
37gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Cantonese fried rice with veggies and chicken breast, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Cook the basmati rice

    Rinse the 160 g of rice, then drop it into a saucepan of salted boiling water. Cook 10 min, drain and spread it out in a bowl so it cools and dries.

    Tip · Rice that's still hot and wet sticks and turns to mush in the skillet. Let it cool and dry out well before frying it.

  2. Cut the veggies and chicken

    Peel the 80 g of carrots and dice them small. Cut the 160 g of chicken breast into cubes of about 1 cm.

  3. Sear the chicken

    Heat half the olive oil (4 cl) in the skillet over high heat. Cook the chicken 5 to 6 min, stirring, until golden and cooked through with no pink left. Season with salt and pepper, then set it aside on a plate.

  4. Cook the carrots and peas

    In the same skillet, pour in 2 cl of olive oil. Cook the carrots 3 min over medium-high heat, then add the 80 g of frozen peas and cook another 3 min.

  5. Scramble the eggs

    Push the veggies to the side and pour the remaining 2 cl of olive oil into the middle. Beat the 2 eggs in a second bowl with a fork, pour them into the skillet and stir 1 to 2 min until fully set.

  6. Add the rice and chicken

    Add the cooled rice and the chicken you set aside to the skillet. Stir-fry 3 min over high heat, stirring nonstop.

  7. Season and serve

    Pour in the 8 cl of soy sauce, stir 1 min, taste and add pepper if needed. Serve piping hot.

    Tip · Soy sauce is already salty, so taste before adding any salt.
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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 832 kcal. 33% comes from carbs, 18% from protein and 47% from fat.

69 gCarbs
37 gProtein
44 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy832 kcal
Protein36.9 g
Carbs69.4 g
of which sugars3.5 g
Fat43.8 g
of which saturated fat7.5 g
Fiber5 g
Salt6.6 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.66 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.32for 2 people
≈ $1.66a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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